| 单词 | versus |
| 释义 | versus From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishversusver‧sus /ˈvɜːsəs $ ˈvɜːr-/ ●●○ preposition1 AGAINST somebody IN A GAME (written abbreviation v. British English, vs. American English) used to show that two people or teams are competing against each other in a game or court casethe New York Knicks versus the LA Lakersthe Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade2 COMPAREused when comparing the advantages of two different things, ideas etc SYN againstThe finance minister must weigh up the benefits of a tax cut versus those of increased public spending.Examples from the Corpusversus• She will earn $2500 per month under the new plan, versus $2400 under the old one.• The story revolves around the classic theme of love versus duty.• Yesterday in the semi-final we saw Sampras versus Henman.• the Broncos versus New England• the Supreme Court decision in Brown versus the Board of Education• It's a friendly game - the women versus the men.From Longman Business Dictionaryversusver‧sus /ˈvɜːsəsˈvɜːr-/, abbreviation v British English, vs. American English prepositionLAW used to show that two people or companies are against each other in a legal caseThe judge agreed with the decision in White versus Illinois.Origin versus (1400-1500) Medieval Latin “toward, against”, from Latin vertere; → VERSE |
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